[QUOTE=OvB;49101651][img]http://i.imgur.com/Im7enhY.gif[/img]
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Fuckin' hell, Bobbit Worms.
Things will fuck anyone up any day of the week.
[quote]considering these worms can grow to sizes of nearly 3 m (9.8 ft) in some cases[/quote]
And they don't even have dicks, they just let loose with their juice.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;49101748]
And they don't even have dicks, they just let loose with their juice.[/QUOTE]
Like half the human population, fucking bizarre.
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[quote][B]Bombycid Silk Moth Caterpillar[/B] ([I]Mustilia sp., Bombycidae[/I]) [/quote]
[Photo Credit: by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr]
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[Photo Credit: by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr][/QUOTE]
people don't give evolution enough credit. evolution is [I]fucking insane.[/I]
these mutations happen absolutely at random. imagine that, amongst the hundreds of millions of iterations of genetic mutation, one just happened to make you better at hiding. a color change, maybe a subtle shape popped up. how many billions more iterations does it take to effectively evolve into a master of disguise?
and all of this happens more or less [I]at random.[/I]
the universe is incredible.
[QUOTE=OvB;49101651][img]http://i.imgur.com/Im7enhY.gif[/img]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_aphroditois[/url][/QUOTE]
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Like fuck dude, just to reiterate how goddamn ferocious these fuckers are, I had even gone to make an alien ambush creature.
That isn't that far off from the real thing.
It's pretty much a Thresher Maw.
only the arms are missing
[QUOTE=aznz888;49102990]people don't give evolution enough credit. evolution is [I]fucking insane.[/I]
these mutations happen absolutely at random. imagine that, amongst the hundreds of millions of iterations of genetic mutation, one just happened to make you better at hiding. a color change, maybe a subtle shape popped up. how many billions more iterations does it take to effectively evolve into a master of disguise?
and all of this happens more or less [I]at random.[/I]
the universe is incredible.[/QUOTE]
Well, natural selection to get rid of those who don't have good traits also helps it along too.
[QUOTE=OvB;49101651][img]http://i.imgur.com/Im7enhY.gif[/img]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_aphroditois[/url][/QUOTE]
Is this thing really named after the goddess of love and beauty? That's just amazing.
Also, why is the fish stunned [I]before[/I] the worm bites down?
Container ship time lapse
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Here's the full video
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h16zyxiwDLY[/url]
I like how clearly marked the sea lanes are. Container ships are a pretty big unappreciated hero of modern civilization.
[QUOTE=saintsim;49104150]Is this thing really named after the goddess of love and beauty? That's just amazing.
Also, why is the fish stunned [I]before[/I] the worm bites down?[/QUOTE]
I don't know how love and sex work at your house but over here it involves ambush and face biting
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Here's the full video
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h16zyxiwDLY[/url][/QUOTE]
The video reminds me of this:
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3kalXphP0[/media]
[QUOTE=OvB;49105922]The video reminds me of this:
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3kalXphP0[/media][/QUOTE]
They assembled a plane and took off on an iceberg. :shock:
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The Soviet nuclear option in the military plan "Seven Days to the Rhine".
Yes, that is Denmark.
Yes, that is 5 nuclear weapons being dropped on the island of Sjaelland.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;49108306][t]https://i.imgur.com/GfxsVfc.jpg[/t]
The Soviet nuclear option in the military plan "Seven Days to the Rhine".
Yes, that is Denmark.
Yes, that is 5 nuclear weapons being dropped on the island of Sjaelland.[/QUOTE]
Oh yeah i remember that, These were plans meant for the polish forces.
[QUOTE=Xron;49098224][video=youtube;yJn9NrhbXYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJn9NrhbXYA[/video]
Well I guess this fits in the thread anyway.[/QUOTE]
That's really cool, but what happens if there was a mechanical failure? You've suddenly got a helicopter that can't land safely at all.
[QUOTE=OvB;49104562]I like how clearly marked the sea lanes are. Container ships are a pretty big unappreciated hero of modern civilization.[/QUOTE]
you also gotta think about how much CO2 they spew out
[QUOTE=Mattz333;49109118]That's really cool, but what happens if there was a mechanical failure? You've suddenly got a helicopter that can't land safely at all.[/QUOTE]
How do you mean? If the machinery stop working I'm assuming there'll be failsafes that make the legs completely solid instead of, you know, dead.
[QUOTE=Skwee;49109591]you also gotta think about how much CO2 they spew out[/QUOTE]
That is in need of some regulation, but the newer, bigger ships like the Maersk Triple E class and the MSC Oscar do a lot to reduce emissions. Economies of scale and all that. (but they can only fit in a handful of ports and can't use the Panama Canal). Certainly room for improvement though.
Ecological impacts aside, you can't argue the economic impacts containerization and intermodalism had on globalization. For better or worse. It used to take hundreds of man hours to load a ship a fraction of the size they are today.
[QUOTE=Skwee;49109591]you also gotta think about how much CO2 they spew out[/QUOTE]
I imagine they're better for the environment than a bunch of smaller ships would be. Larger engines tend to have better thermodynamic efficiency, and it's usually more cost-effective to put scrubbers on one big source than a bunch of small ones.
They also have economic incentive to be fuel-efficient - at the scale they operate at, even tiny improvements in fuel efficiency can pay off quickly, and the easiest way to reduce CO2 emissions is to not burn the fuel in the first place.
If cargo ships even operate at a greater fuel efficiency at all then its mitigated by the fact that they're operated as cheaply as possible in every other way - which means corners cut on safety and seaworthiness that are made up for in massive liabilities protection in the event of totally evitable spills and disasters that do a thousand times the equivalent in environmental damage.
[QUOTE=Kommodore;49110367]If cargo ships even operate at a greater fuel efficiency at all then its mitigated by the fact that they're operated as cheaply as possible in every other way - which means corners cut on safety and seaworthiness that are made up for in massive liabilities protection in the event of totally evitable spills and disasters that do a thousand times the equivalent in environmental damage.[/QUOTE]
How often have you heard of significant spills or disasters, though? Considering these make up the backbone of our global trade network, if disasters were even remotely common we'd hear about them every other week. The fact that we don't is a testament to their versatility and durability even in the face of improper operation.
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The Soviet nuclear option in the military plan "Seven Days to the Rhine".
Yes, that is Denmark.
Yes, that is 5 nuclear weapons being dropped on the island of Sjaelland.[/QUOTE]
It is simply to hit the ministry of defense and some of the defense forces located in Copenhagen? Because it looks like quite a bit of overkill to drop several atomic weapons on the city that houses 10% of Denmark's population.
[QUOTE=Bonde;49115111]It is simply to hit the ministry of defense and some of the defense forces located in Copenhagen? Because it looks like quite a bit of overkill to drop several atomic weapons on the city that houses 10% of Denmark's population.[/QUOTE]
Some believe that it could have been used to hit major ports that NATO vessels could have used, more or less sealing the Baltic from NATO access
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[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_aphroditois[/url][/QUOTE]
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That's some creepy shit. This is one of the reasons why I should think we should have some more interest in the deep oceans. Who knows what kind of creepy shit is way beneath there.
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[quote] The [B]Lowland Streaked Tenerec[/B] ([I]Hemicentetes semispinosus[/I]), found exclusively in Madagascar. This is the only known mammal to perform [I]stridulation[/I], or the process of rubbing body parts to create noise, as it rattles its spines to communicate with family members[/quote]
(Photo Credit: Arto Hakola)
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